But life has no smooth roads for any of us. And in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim, the very roughness… — William Croswell Doane Copy Share Image
There is an interconnectedness among members that bonds the family, much like mountain climbers who rope themselves together when climbing a mountain,… — Phil McGraw Copy Share Image
When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
I'm a rock climber. I really specialize in doing first ascents, and finding new routes outside, as opposed to doing competitions. I… — Chris Sharma Copy Share Image
Historically, many of the great names in alpine climbing seemed to have just gone climbing as training. In fact, the model alpinist… — Steve House Copy Share Image
The best climbers have the will to hold on. They won't give up and keep trying over and over. — Chris Sharma Copy Share Image
I wonder if it's like this for mountain climbers, he thought. You climb bigger and bigger mountains and you know that one… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Thank the Lord, Germanic democracy means just this: that any old climber or moral slacker cannot rise by devious paths to govern… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
I think everybody has a dream of flying at least once in their life. For me, it's been over and over a… — Dean Potter Copy Share Image
I feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains. — Felix Baumgartner Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing… — Alex Pettyfer Copy Share Image
In no organized sport do the participants have to endure days of struggle just to get to the starting line of their… — Steve House Copy Share Image
As climbers, we need to sacrifice our comfort, our safety, and arguably our sanity, as a tithe to the mountain...We need the… — Lincoln Hall Copy Share Image
A saint is Christ's bride, totally attached, faithful, dependent. A saint is also totally independent, detached from idols and from other husbands...… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
It is possible for a mathematician to be "too strong" for a given occasion. He forces through, where another might be driven… — John Edensor Littlewood Copy Share Image
Whenever a climber leaves the known paths, he enters an area without rules or routines... The only advice comes from deep inside… — Wojciech Kurtyka Copy Share Image
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
First of all, who's your A&R? A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar? But he don't know the meaning of dope,… — GZA Copy Share Image
I hate climbers like Royal Robbins who are so superior. He doesn’t mean to be, he just is. He’s methodic, scientific, capable,… — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
Climbers are a universal tribe: we share the knowledge that things are not important. Experience is important. Feeling is important. — Steve House Copy Share Image
Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
To sacrifice the principles of manners, which require compassion and respect, and bat people over the head with their ignorance of etiquette… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
I am afraid if there is anything to be afraid of. A precipice cannot hurt you. Lions and tigers can. The streets… — Annie Smith Peck Copy Share Image
